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“Video shows Typhoon Emong's devastation in Pangasinan.”
Social media posts Claim dated 25 Jul 2025.
Vera Files rated thisFalse

What Vera Files found

The circulating video was taken inside a classroom in Bohol during Super Typhoon Odette's onslaught in 2021. This does not show Typhoon Emong's devastation in Pangasinan, as the posts claimed. Emong did not reach the super typhoon category either.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 25 July 2025. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 29 July 2025, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by Vera Files. Some posts may have been deleted since.

This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.